Stevens v. Parke, Davis & Co.

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• compliance with warnings required by Food and Drug Administration not sufficient to immunize manufacturer from liability
• manu facturer of prescription drug could be held liable where excessive promotion undermined the efficacy of its otherwise adequate warning labels
• “. . . the ‘verdict is excessive, that it is not sustained by the evidence’ is ... a statement of ultimate fact”
• pharmaceutical maker overpromoted its prescription drug through advertising and sales visits to physicians
• compliance with Food and Drug Administration warnings not sufficient to immunize manufacturer from liability
• compliance with Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act did not preclude tort liability

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